Sears Portable Color Television Sets Recalled for Fire Hazard
Sears is repairing 21,000 portable color televisions sold from 1973 to 1975 due to a potential fire hazard caused by an overheating electrical resistor.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a fire hazard with five reported fires, which aligns with the rubric criterion for 'significant injury/property-damage reports' or high-risk products where injury has not yet been reported but property damage (fire) has occurred.
Plain-English summary
Sears, Roebuck and Co. has announced a repair program in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to address a potential fire hazard in 21,000 of its 19-inch portable color television sets. The affected units were manufactured with an electrical resistor that may overheat, potentially causing an internal fire that could spread to other combustible materials.
The televisions were sold nationwide under the "Sears" brand name between 1973 and 1975 for approximately $490. Sears has received consumer reports of five fires in these sets, though no injuries have been reported. The specific units involved can be identified by one of the following model numbers located on the back of the cabinet: 564.41990300, 564.419913000, 564.41991301, 564.41991302, or 564.41991303. No other sets are involved in this recall.
Consumers should contact their local Sears store or service center to arrange for free repairs. To verify model numbers, consumers may also contact CPSC's toll-free Hotline at 800/638-2772.
The recalled product
- Product
- Sears portable color television sets
- Manufacturer
- Sears
- Category
- Consumer Product — Televisions
- Hazard
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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